Pubs across England and Wales will be able to stay open until 5 a.m. BST for England‘s World Cup round-of-16 match against Mexico that kicks off at 1 a.m. on Monday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced. MPs had called for leeway beyond the 2 a.m. extended pub opening hours already in place for England matches during the tournament. England will face Mexico in the round of 16 after…
The Education Secretary says schoolchildren could watch England’s early-morning World Cup match against Mexico on Monday and still make it to class after head coach Thomas Tuchel said pupils should be allowed “an excuse for school.” Victory over Congo DR on Wednesday set up a meeting with the co-hosts in Mexico City that will kick off at 1 a.m. BST, likely impacting the size of the television audience able to…
The USMNT has no route to appeal the red card issued to Folarin Balogun in Wednesday’s round-of-32 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina, sources have told ESPN, meaning the forward will miss the World Cup round-of-16 clash against Belgium. And Balogun could yet face an extended suspension if FIFA’s disciplinary panel regarded his challenge on Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic as warranting more than the automatic one-match ban issued with World Cup red…
Manchester City have reached an agreement with Nottingham Forest to sign Elliot Anderson, the club have confirmed. Anderson passed a medical at England‘s World Cup training base in Kansas City and will formally complete his move to the Etihad Stadium once he returns from the tournament. Sources have told ESPN that the agreement is worth £116 million with no built in add-ons or bonuses. A statement released by City on…
Former Spain international Santi Cazorla announced his retirement from football on Thursday at the age of 41. Cazorla had spent the last three years playing with his boyhood club, Real Oviedo, helping them return to LaLiga in 2025 for the first time in 24 years. However, after Oviedo were relegated back into the second division last month, the ex-Arsenal midfielder has decided to call time on his career as a…
UNITED STATES — Africa Cup of Nations final hero Pape Gueye has indefinitely quit the Senegal national team in the aftermath of their FIFA World Cup exit against Belgium on Wednesday, revealing that he will only return to the fold when the current technical team are replaced. Posting on his Instagram story on Wednesday evening, only hours after the Teranga Lions had been defeated 3-2 by Belgium after extra time…
Youri Tielemans has played down talks of a rift with teammate Leandro Trossard following their on-field scuffle during Belgium‘s round-of-32 World Cup win against Senegal. Tielemans and Trossard clashed during the second-half hydration break with Belgium down 2-0. The two angrily yelled at each other and had to be kept apart by teammates Romelu Lukaku and Nicolas Raskin. At one point, Trossard was even seen shoving Tielemans. The tension, however,…
Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of midfielder Mateus Fernandes from West Ham. Sources have told ESPN that Spurs beat off competition from Manchester United to sign the 21-year-old in an £85 million ($112m) deal that has smashed the north London club’s previous transfer record of £65m paid to Bournemouth for Dominic Solanke in 2024. Despite being relegated to the Championship, West Ham always stood firm on their valuation and…
Argentina have received a boost ahead of Friday’s World Cup round-of-32 encounter against Cape Verde in Miami with Cristian Romero available, sources have told ESPN. The Tottenham centre-back completed Wednesday’s training session in Kansas City alongside his teammates and is expected to feature against Cape Verde. Romero, 28, had missed his team’s 3-1 win over Jordan on Saturday after picking up a knock on his knee in their 2-0 win…